North Avenue Youth Centre
NAYC
Narlh YoLrfh CM*•
Reg Charity No.1197085
Trustees Annual Report for the year
ended 31 December 2024
Address:
North Avenue, Chelmsford CMI 2AL
Trustees:
Trevor Andrews //
Peter Bardwell (Chair) //
Lucy Belcher
co-opted 21 November 2024
Llsa Cracknell
resigned 12 March 2025
Nlcola Grleves //
Graham Handscomb //
Jane Humphreys (Treasurer)//
Rebecca Mabey
Martin Solder#
Yvonne Spence
// Nomlnated by the Unlted Reformed Church
# Appolnted by Essex Youth Trust
Other trustees are elected/re-eletted at the Annual General Meetlng
(AGM}
Custodlan Trustees: The Unlted Refomied Church (Eastern Provlnce)
Trust are the custodlan trustees of the premises
Bankers:
Cooperative Bank PIC
Mlller Street
Manchester M60 OAL
Independent Examlner: Roger Louth FCCA
Governlng document:
Constitutlon agreed 07.07.2021
Objectives and activities
The aims and objectives of the North Avenue Youth Centre (NAYC) are to
help boys and girls (age 8 to 18, or 25 with additional needs) through
thelr leisure time activities so to develop their physical, mental and
spiritual capacities that they may grow to full maturity as Individuals and
as members of soclety, and that thelr conditions of Ilfe may be Improved.
In order to achieve this, a full-time Centre Manager, part-time youth
workers, and a comblned administrator and fundralser have been
appointed. The grants awarded to NAYC allow It to run a varied
programme of out-of-school actlvities for young people from the local
area, which is one of great social deprivation. NAYC has the use of
purpose-built facilities which Include a sports hall and an outslde all-
weather play spa.
In thelr role of guiding and monltorlng the planning and dellvery of these
activities, the NAYC Trustees (known as the Management Committee)
have regard to the Charlty Commisslon's guldance on publlc beneflt.
Achlevements and performance
This year saw NAYC contSnue Its valuable work wlth the young people of
the area. Thls was carried out in several different ways.
During school term tlmes,
ntr
sed
iviti
ran on three evenlngs a
week. Senlors (Year7 to age 15} remained the largest group. Thelr Frlday
evenlng cooklng sesslons grew In popularlty as young people shared
reclpes from different heritsges, and were often oversubscribed. At the
request of the young people we were able to run these sesslons on a
number of holSday weeks.
Junlors (age 8 to Year6) met on Wednesdays. The group had a hlgh
proportlon of members wlth addltlonal needs. Activities focussed on soclal
skllls, communlcatlon and klndness, promoted through group games and
challenges, sports, crafts and dlscussS0n.
Monday Olders (age 15 to 18) sesslons Increased In numbers. It remalned
a quleter sesslon for artivities exploring how to set boundarles and build
spect.
The
tsche
sessl
ns (street-based youth work) ran tw1 a week in the
nelghbourhood. As some of the orlglnal contacts have dlspersed into adult
lives, a younger group have engaged wlth our staff on issues such as
vaplng and health, groomlng and drugs. As a result of the sensltlve and
careful engagement over two or more years, some of these young people
wlth challenging backgrounds started to attend the Frlday cooking
sessions and the Monday Olders sessions.
Surveys show that parents trust and appreciate the work done by team at
NAYC. Their word of mouth is particularly important in encouraging the
Juniors to attend.
Holida
sessions ran to the extent that funding was secured. At Easter
over 80 eggs were shared. In the summer we took a group for five days
to the EBGC camp in the Lake Dlstrict. We also took some juniors and
young leaders for two nlghts to Skreens Park. Other activltles included a
sleepover at the Centre, an inflatables day for frdmilies, team challenges,
and trainings sessions.
In October 90 young people attended the Halloween events, and 15
Jolned a bowling event.
The young people and families enjoyed another Chrfstmas family day
funded by Artive Essex. We expanded the experience to 45 people
focused on regular members and thelr slblings and parents who valued
thls opportunity to go to the pantomlme and share a meal somethlng
which otherwise was unafft)rdable.
NAYC also took part In several EBGC attlvltles, Includlng the adventu
weekend on Mersea Island, and a drama group who performed at His
Majesty's Theatre London as part of the Jack Petchey Foundatlon event
'Celebrate: a Llfe, a Vlslon, a Legacy,. One young person experlenced a
Ilfe-changlng trlp to Nepal.
Hylands School was unable to take forward the agreed projett for young
people who are struggllng wlth school attendance. The person recrulted
by NAYC to dellver this work Instead prepared a sulte of materlals suitable
for providing activities to support such chSldren. Over two half-terms In
late 2024 and early 2025 these were deployed In The Boswells School
wlth the school reportlng Improved attendance and engagement wlthln
lessons.
At the end of 2024 stafflng was stable wlth a full tlme Centre manager, a
part tlme Senior detached worker, two youth support workers and fund-
ralser offlce admlnlstrator, plus one person dedlcated to the Schools
project. We also highly value the 4 communlty volunteers and 12 young
leaders.
The United Reformed Church (Eastem Province) Trust continued to
discuss the transfer of ownershlp of the premlses at North Avenue
Christian Centre used by NAYC with The River Church (the other primary
user of the premlses). In early 2025 they made a proposal to replace the
current hlrlng agreement wlth NAYC wlth a lease on similar terms. The
Trustees accepted this in principle, but will revlew the details to ensure
that NAYC can continue to operate effectively from the premises which
were built to pmvide the home for attivities.
Financlal Revlew
NAYC contlnues to rely prlmarfly on grant funding to operate. In 2024 we
were grateful to Essex Youth Trust for increasing their funding towards
our core costs to £16,800. We secured a further £78,267 in grants, of
which £16,000 from the Police Fire and Crime Commissioner supported
the new Schools Project. Our thanks go to Essex Community Foundatlon
{specificallyi the Acorn Fund, the Dulverton Trust Fund, the Four Acre
Core Cost Fund, the Hlgh Sherlffs, Fund, the FW Charitable Fund, and the
Margaretting Fund), Chelmsford City Council, Essex Council for Voluntary
Youth Services, Active Essex, the Police Fire and Crime Commissioner,
and the Roger and Jean Heath Charitable Fund. We were pleased once
again that our young people were able to enjoy awards from the Jack
Petchey Foundation with three awards spent. Our members generated
over £3500 from activities.
Overall expendlture In 2024 of £103,148 was £2,783 MO than total
income. The total assets of the charlty therefore fell to £52,802.
The SerVeS policy of NAYC Is to hold sufflclent cash to cover slx to nlne
months, expenditure. At the end of 2024, unrestrlcted cash held totalled
£33,311, equivalent to around three months, planned expendlture of
£118,000 ft)r 2025.
Looklng forward
NAYC aim to continue to hold the current level of sessions and to
Increase the varlety of actlvltles taking place durlng holldays, all of
which are intended to provlde a safe space and opportunity for
young people to gather away from the risks and challenges of local
gangs
We alm to develop the Schools Projett on a sustalnable basls
We aim to strengthen the team, both stsff and volunteers, and
ensure they have approprlate opportunltles for training and
development.
Declaratlon
Thls report and the accounts were approved by the Trustees at thelr
meeting on 24th Aprll 2025
Posltlon: Chalr
## **NORTH AVENUE YOUTH CENTRE**
Charity Number 1197085
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024**
|Note
**1**
**INCOME FROM:**
Donations,grants and legacies
2
Charitable activities
3
Investments
4
**EXPENDITURE ON:**
Raising funds
5
Charitable activities
6,7
**_Net movement in funds_**
**Total funds brought forward 1 January 2024**
**Total funds carried forward 31 December 2024**
**_Total_**
**_Total_**
**Net income/(expenditure)**
**Transfers between funds**|**Unrestricted**
**general**
**funds**
**Unrestricted**
**designated**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**
**Total 2024**
**Total**
**2023**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**|**Unrestricted**
**general**
**funds**
**Unrestricted**
**designated**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**
**Total 2024**
**Total**
**2023**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**|**Unrestricted**
**general**
**funds**
**Unrestricted**
**designated**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**
**Total 2024**
**Total**
**2023**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**|**Unrestricted**
**general**
**funds**
**Unrestricted**
**designated**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**
**Total 2024**
**Total**
**2023**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**|**Unrestricted**
**general**
**funds**
**Unrestricted**
**designated**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**
**Total 2024**
**Total**
**2023**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||28304|0|68050|96354|86510|
||3573|0|0|3573|4036|
||438|0|0|438|0|
||32314|0|68050|100365|90546|
|||||||
||6596|0|0|6596|6404|
||88503|0|8049|96552|86279|
||95099|0|8049|103148|92683|
|||||||
||-62784|0|60001|-2783|-2137|
|||||||
||51150||-51150|0|0|
||-11634|0|8851|-2783|-2137|
|||||||
||54060|90|1436|55586|57723|
||42425|90|10287|52802|55586|
## **NORTH AVENUE YOUTH CENTRE**
## **BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2024**
|Note
**Fixed assets**
Tangible assets
8
**_Total fixed assets_**
**Current assets**
Debtors and prepayments
9
Cash at bank and in hand
10
**_Total current assets_**
**Liabilities**
Creditors: amounts falling due within
one year
11
**_Net current assets/(liabilities)_**
**_Total assets less current_**
**_liabilities_**
**Funds of the Charity**
12
Restricted income funds
Unrestricted funds
**_Total funds_**|**Unrestricted**
**general**
**funds**
**Unrestricted**
**designated**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**
**Total 2024**
**Total 2023**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**|**Unrestricted**
**general**
**funds**
**Unrestricted**
**designated**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**
**Total 2024**
**Total 2023**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**|**Unrestricted**
**general**
**funds**
**Unrestricted**
**designated**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**
**Total 2024**
**Total 2023**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**|**Unrestricted**
**general**
**funds**
**Unrestricted**
**designated**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**
**Total 2024**
**Total 2023**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**|**Unrestricted**
**general**
**funds**
**Unrestricted**
**designated**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**
**Total 2024**
**Total 2023**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||141|0|0|141|315|
||141|0|0|141|315|
|||||||
||9232|0|0|9232|783|
||33311|90|10312|~~43713~~|~~55108~~|
||42543|90|10312|52946|55891|
|||||||
||259|0|26|285|620|
|||||||
||42284|90|10286|52661|55271|
|||||||
||42425|90|10286|52802|55586|
|||||||
||||10287|10287|1436|
||42425|90||42515|54150|
||42425|90|10287|52802|55586|
APPROVED by the Trustees and signed on their behalf by
Pete Bardwell Chairman
## **NORTH AVENUE YOUTH CENTRE**
## **Notes to the Statement of Financial Activities for the year ending 31 December 2024**
## 1a. **FORMATION OF CHARITY**
North Avenue Youth Centre was registered as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation registration number 1197085 on 13 December 2021.
## **1b. ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
## **Basis of accounting**
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities (SORP2015 - FRS 102) issued by the Charity Commission, and the Charities Act 2016 The accruals basis of accounting has been adopted, and the principal accounting policies set out below are applied consistently.
The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.
## **Income**
Income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities when the charity becomes entitled to the resources; it is more likely than not that the trusteees will receive the resources; and the monetary value can be established with sufficient reliability
Grants are recognised when the general recognition criteria are met, and any applicable performance conditions are met
Grant money unspent at the end of the period is considered to be a liability if repayment is probable.
The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is described in the trustees' annual report
## **Expenditure and liabilities**
Resources expended are recognised in the period in which they are incurred and include attributable VAT which cannot be recovered.
Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty.
## **Tangible fixed assets**
The premises used by NAYC are owned by the United Reformed Church (Eastern Province) Trust with whom NAYC has an agreement for use of the premises until 2046 in the first instance.
Tangible assets with a purchase value over £100, other than those purchased wholly by a specific grant, are depreciated over a period of 5 or more years.
## **NORTH AVENUE YOUTH CENTRE**
**Notes to the Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 December 2024**
||**Unrestricted**
**general funds**
**Unrestricted**
**designated**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income funds**|**Unrestricted**
**general funds**
**Unrestricted**
**designated**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income funds**|**Unrestricted**
**general funds**
**Unrestricted**
**designated**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income funds**|**Unrestricted**
**general funds**
**Unrestricted**
**designated**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income funds**|**Total 2024**
**Total 2023**
**£**|**Total 2024**
**Total 2023**
**£**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Donations, grants and legacies:**|387
- -||||||
|Donations andgifts|387|-|-||387|519|
|Grants|27,917||68,050||95967|85991|
|**Total**
**Charitable activities:**|28,304|-|68,050||96,354|86,510|
||||||||
|entrance money|2,059|-|-||2059|1859|
|YC activityreceipts|1,514|-|-||1514|2178|
|**Total**
**Income from investments:**|3,573|-|-||3573|4036|
||||||||
|Interest income|438|-|-||438|0|
|**Total**
**Expenditure on raising funds:**|438|-|-||438|0|
||**Unrestricted**
**general funds**
**Unrestricted**
**designated**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income funds**||||**Total 2024**
**Total 2023**
**£**||
|Incurred seeking grants|6,596|-|-||6,596|6,404|
|**Total**
**Expenditure on charitable activities**|6,596|-|-||6,596|6,404|
||||||||
|**Staff costs:**|||||||
|Salaries|61,517||-||61,517|53,877|
|Training|40||||40|215|
|Travel etc expenses|434||||434|40|
|Recruitment|76||||76|-|
|**Youth Centre activities**|14,225|-|8,049||22,274|20,007|
|**Building costs:**|||||||
|Rent|12||||12|12|
|**Charity administration:**|||||||
|Insurance|1,033||||1,033|964|
|Communications|1,260||||1,260|1,131|
|Subscriptions|-||||-|-|
|Payroll services|327||||327|314|
|Sundrycosts|406||||406|545|
|**Support costs:**|||||||
|Independent examiner's fee|-||||-|-|
|Contribution to North Avenue Christian Centre|9,000||||9,000|9,000|
|Depreciation|174||||174|175|
|**Total**|88,503|-|8,049||96,552|86,279|
## 7 **Staff and Trustee Costs**
|Salaries and wages
Social security costs
Pension costs
Total staff costs|73320
4357 fully reimbursed by NI allowance
1220
78897|
|---|---|
No employees had employee benefits in excess of £60,000
NAYC has arranged with the NEST pension scheme for eligible employees to be enrolled The charity trustees were neither paid nor received any other benefits from employment with NAYC in the year neither were they reimbursed expenses during the year
No charity trustee received payment for professional or other services supplied to the charity The trustees are the key management personnel of the charity The average monthly head count was 6 employees
## 8 **Tangible assets**
|Equipment since 2017,value at 1 January 2024
Additions
Depreciation allowed in year
Carried forward 31 December 2024|315
0
-174|
|---|---|
||141|
9 **Analysis of debtors**
|9 **Analysis of debtors**||||
|---|---|---|---|
|
EYT Grant due
Insurance in advance
10 **Cash at bank and in hand**
Co-operative Bank current account
Co-operative Bank savings account
Floats
11 **Analysis of Creditors**
Amounts falling due within one year:
Pay costs for December
Payment for Christmas outing
**Total**|**Unrestricted**
**general funds**
**Unrestricted**
**designated**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income funds**
8400
832|||
||9,232|
0|
0|
||**Unrestricted**
**general funds**
**Unrestricted**
**designated**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income funds**
3152
30036
90
10312
125|||
||33,312|90|10,312|
||**Unrestricted**
**general funds**
**Unrestricted**
**designated**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**income funds**|||
||259||26|
|||||
||259|
-|26|
|**Total**|**2024**
**£**|**2023**
**£**|
|---|---|---|
||8,400|
0|
||832|
784|
||9,232|
784|
||||
||**2024**
**£**|**2023**
**£**|
||3152|55,036|
||40438|-|
||125|72|
|**Total**|43,714|55,108|
||||
||**2024**
**£**|**2023**
**£**|
||285|234|
||-|
386|
||285|620|
## 12 **Funds and grants**
The Jack Petchey Foundation makes grants and awards that are Restricted in terms of their use and time availability In 2019 Chelmsford City Council made a grant of £18250 for a community defibrillator, improved lighting and equipment. In 2020 Essex County Council topped up the defibrillator grant to cover a shortfall in installation costs In 2021 Active Essex through EBGC awarded £2500 for use with families to cope after the winter of Covid-19 In 2024 the PFCC provided £16,000 of grant funding to establish the Schools project
In 2024 a restricted income grant of £15,000 was received from Essex Community Foundation, for core costs
Movement on Restricted funds during the year:
|Balance b/fwd 1 January 2024
Receipts
Expenditure
Balance c/fwd 31 December 2024
Funding from other bodies which is not for core runnin
the purchase of equipment.
Movements on Designated Funds:
Balance b/fwd 1 January 2024
Receipts
Expenditure
Balance c/fwd 31 December 2024|**Jack Petchey**
**Schools project**
**Defibrillator**
**Winter Covid**
300
24
1112
900
16000
-1200
-6428
-421|
|---|---|
||0
0
9572
24
690|
||g costs is Designated for specific purposes. These are currently
**Equipment**
90
0
0
90|
|**Total**
**Total**|**2024**
**£**|**2023**
**£**|
|---|---|---|
||1,436|1794|
||16,900|900|
||- 8,049|-1258|
||10,286|1,436|
||||
||**2024**
**£**|**2023**
**£**|
||90|310|
||-|
0|
||-|
-220|
||90
90||
Independent examiner's report on the accounts
## _Section A Independent Examiner’s Report_
|**Report to the trustees**
**On accounts for the year**
**ended**
**Set out on pages**
**Responsibilities and**
**basis of report**
Independent examiner's
statement
**Signed:**
**Name:**
**Relevant professional**
**qualification(s) or body**
**(if any):**
**Address:**|Charity Name
North Avenue Youth Centre|Charity Name
North Avenue Youth Centre|Charity Name
North Avenue Youth Centre|
|---|---|---|---|
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||31stDecember 2024|**Charity no**
**(if any)**|1197085|
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||5 pages|||
||I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31sr December 2024.
As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the
accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011
(“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I
have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have
come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that
disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material
respect:
the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130
of the Charities Act; or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements
concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities
(Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement
that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter
considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection
with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in
order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.|||
|||**Date:**|22ndApril 2025|
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||Roger Louth|||
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||Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (retired)|||
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||18 St Vincents Road, Chelmsford, CM2 9PS|||